Stealing the Secret from the Cover of Heaven

Chapter 548 Original Imperial City
The sky was hazy, the light was intermittent, and the air smelled of iron and blood.

A bloody battlefield, a barren land, and a burial ground for the strongest.

Li Zhi walked out of a light gate and saw a huge city standing at the end of the tragic land.

The huge city is extremely magnificent, as if a terrifying ferocious beast is lurking on the earth. There is also an aura of supreme avenue emanating from the city, as if it can judge creatures at the level of Immortal King.

An ancient and vicissitudes of life atmosphere hits you in the face, solemnity filled with infinite murderous intent.

The city walls were ancient, with immortal immortal runes flashing and bloodstained, as if they had just experienced a brutal battle.

The city gates were closed, the towers were empty, and there were no soldiers guarding the city. From a distance, it looked like a dead city.

The foot of the city wall was desolate and lifeless, but there were some fires burning. If you looked closely, you could see that the fuel in the fires was not grass or charcoal, but the corpses of living creatures.

The ground was not ordinary soil. It looked like crushed bones, mixed with dark red blood and snow-white bone fragments.

A majestic and murderous aura filled the world.

It was as if billions of creatures had turned this place into a battlefield, and in the end too many powerful people died and countless monks were buried.

However, the solemn and murderous atmosphere, the terrifying momentum, and the battlefield that has been filled with the sediment of eternity are only superficial.

In a place that ordinary monks cannot see.

The origin of the original imperial city is connected to a law abyss, and the law abyss is constantly extracting the essence of the imperial city's origin.

"The original imperial city has run out of energy and will disintegrate in the near future. The arrangements of the ancient kings of immortality really leave no hope."

Walking on this battlefield baptized by war, feeling the ancient and mottled marks, it seems as if the years of war are reappearing.

"The longing of all the spirits in the heavens, the helplessness of the changing eras, the scroll of blood and bones, the years of war, when will it end?"

Feeling the accumulated cries of grief between heaven and earth, Li Zhi was filled with emotion for a moment.

You fight each other, you fight to the death, and you kill each other endlessly, but what are you doing it for?
For immortality, to defeat the king and become an emperor, or to live a carefree life as an immortal?

Where is the king who was blessed by all races in the past?
Can the descendants of the kings still maintain their glory?
Is all this for the protection of all living things, or for a little selfish desire?
Why is the perfect world always filled with chapters written in blood and bones?
Could it be that repeated killing could really break the fate of reincarnation?

It seems that for everything in this world, achieving eternity is so out of reach.

Walking on the ground filled with corpses, Li Zhi felt the vicissitudes of life coming from ancient history.

The original Emperor's Pass was a checkpoint built to protect the nine heavens and ten earths. It was the place where heroes were born and also the place where heroes died.

Unfortunately, the emotions emanating from the Original Emperor Guan at this time were too depressing.

It seems like there is no hope.

Li Zhi was like a tourist walking in a museum, carefully looking at every detail outside.

Is the final outcome of all the heavens and worlds only destruction?

Perhaps, from the moment that man fell ill and burned himself and buried him on the plateau, the ultimate fate of the heavens and all worlds was determined.

If one wants to escape the fate of annihilation, one can only die in the universe, and then transcend outside the universe to get rid of the influence of that person.

However, ordinary creatures do not have the ability to transcend after death.

They can only sink forever in the heavens and myriad worlds.

Death is the eternal theme, and nirvana is the final destination of all living things and spirits.

The current situation of the Original Emperor's Pass actually made Li Zhi figure out some things.

No wonder, whether it is the creatures in the heavens and all worlds, or the creatures of the strange clan, the final outcome is death.

Even the protagonists, Emperor Huang Tian, ​​Emperor Ye Tian, ​​and Emperor Chu Tian, ​​all ended up dead.

No living being is an exception.

Of course, just because they died and were resurrected somewhere else doesn’t mean they never died.

The Corpse Emperor saw his own ending from the Three Lives Bronze Coffin, and Shi Hao also saw his own ending.

However, although their endings are different, the scenes are surprisingly similar, always accompanied by blood, death and other things.

Perhaps the demise of the original imperial city should not end in sadness.

Finally, Li Zhi arrived at the foot of the city wall of the original imperial city and sat directly on the back of an ancient beast that was being burned by the immortal magic circle.

Taking out the suona that had been covered in dust for many years, Li Zhi started playing it outside the city.

The sharp and sad sound of funeral music pierced the clouds, instantly dispelling the haze in the sky and allowing the colorful sky light to shine on the earth again.

When the nine-colored skylight illuminated the entire ancient city and the battlefield outside the ancient city, the suona sound that was originally full of mournful meaning suddenly became cheerful.

A strange vision of flying dragons and dancing phoenixes appeared in the sky above the ancient battlefield.

The dead souls seemed to be awakened from their eternal slumber in the underground by the joyful sound of the suona.

She danced joyfully to the music, and then disappeared into the void as if she was completely liberated.

Leaving behind bits of golden light of merit which continuously gathered into the bodies of the dragon and the phoenix.

As more and more souls were saved, the golden light of merit even made the dragon and phoenix take on physical form.

A holy aura emanates from them, filled with a kind of open-mindedness in the face of death.

In the ancient imperial city, the limited number of residents were awakened by the sound of suona.

A group of old, weak and sick people, led by an old man with a broken arm, climbed up the city wall.

Everyone seemed to have a face that could never be washed clean. Their clothes were ragged, their hair was unkempt, and they looked as if they had not washed effectively for a long, long time.

They looked outside the city warily, looking at the dragon and phoenix in the sky.

"Grandma, what is that?"

"Grandpa One-Armed, are the tribesmen from the outside world coming to support us?"

A group of children, although their faces were filled with numbness from living in a repressive atmosphere for a long time, there was still some curiosity about the world that belongs to teenagers in their eyes.

"Is it a test of immortality from a foreign land?" An old woman holding a secret treasure in her hand asked the one-armed old man who was leading the group.

There was a terrible power of law at the broken arm of the one-armed old man, corroding his flesh and muscles, and his tattered clothes were still stained with black and red blood.

"The warning magic circle has no response. It should not be the immortal barrier from foreign lands." The one-armed old man looked at the dragon and phoenix in the sky, as well as the suona sounds filled with joy floating outside the city.

But no matter how he looked, he could not find Li Zhi sitting on the back of the corpse of an ancient beast.

As time passed, long-lost smiles gradually appeared on the faces of some children, as if their innocence was awakened by the cheerful sound of suona.

"Grandpa One-Armed, there is a figure on the back of that wild bull."

A little kid with the happiest smile on his face suddenly saw Li Zhi playing the suona.

After the child's reminder, the fog in everyone's eyes seemed to dissipate, and they really saw Li Zhi playing the suona passionately. Seeing the immortal magic circle being pressed under Li Zhi's buttocks, the one-armed old man's eyes were shocked.

"Immortal King?" The one-armed old man finally said in a trembling voice.

As the main fighting force in the city, he understood the power of the immortal formation outside the city better than anyone else. The immortal creatures from foreign lands were blocked and killed by those immortal immortal formations when they came to the city.

"Could it be that another Immortal King from the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths has come to support the Ancient Ancestor?" Some old men on the city wall who had dull eyes also showed excitement at this moment.

"I'll go and inform the ancient ancestor. After holding out for an era, we finally have reinforcements." After saying this, the other old man ran towards the city, and even fell like a mortal on the way.

"Would you like to invite this senior in?" an old woman asked the one-armed old man.

“No, be ready to activate the defensive formation at any time and wait for the king’s arrival.” The shock in the one-armed old man’s eyes had disappeared, replaced by deep worry.

The Imperial City was almost unable to hold on, and its source was about to be exhausted. But at this moment, a powerful being who looked like the Immortal King arrived, and played funeral music outside the city.

That’s right, the cheerful melody of the suona cannot conceal its essence as a funeral song.

It’s just that the funeral song of ordinary people is sad, but the funeral song outside the city is joyful.

It seems that death is the ultimate pursuit of all souls.

Living now is just to be able to die better and more dignified in the future.

People who are not experienced enough cannot hear the true meaning of the tune.

Those who have achieved great spiritual attainments but cannot face death calmly cannot understand the transcendent mood in the melody.

It seems that death is a very sacred thing, something that requires one to do one's best to achieve.

Sometimes, even if you try your best, you still are not qualified to die.

A strange feeling filled the one-armed old man's heart.

"Meet my king."

At this moment, the last of the seven kings of the borderland also climbed to the top of the city wall.

The body, as tall as a god or demon, was filled with an aura of decay, and it seemed that it would not live long.

Walking on the divine light and holding a spear in hand, the king walked out of the Imperial Pass.

"You came."

When the king came not far in front of Li Zhi, Li Zhi stopped playing. The dragon and phoenix in the sky suddenly turned into a golden dragon and phoenix bracelet and was put on his wrist.

"May I ask where you are from, senior?" the king of the borderland asked solemnly.

He did not sense the unique immortal aura of the Immortal King of the Immortal Realm from Li Zhi, nor did he feel the familiar aura of the Lord of the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths Forbidden Zone, let alone the aura of the Immortal King of the foreign land, or the Burial King of the Burial Realm.

The aura of the Immortal King on Li Zhi was extremely pure, so pure that it did not belong to any world. He did not have the aura of the origin of any world on his body. It was as if he was not a creature born in a perfect world, but an innate creature directly bred by the Tao in nothingness.

"It's not convenient for me to tell you my origins. You just need to know that I have no ill will towards the Original Emperor." Li Zhi smiled faintly.

"Please come to the city for a chat, senior." After pondering for a moment, the Borderland King invited Li Zhi to visit him in the city.

"Okay." Li Zhi nodded slightly, as if he was not afraid of the supreme power of judgment contained in the city.

Seeing that Li Zhi was willing to enter the city, the king hesitated, as if he had not expected Li Zhi to agree so readily.

But the invitation had already been sent, so he had no choice but to invite Li Zhi into the city.

Even the city gate that had been sealed for who knows how many years was opened just to allow Li Zhi to enter the city openly through the city gate.

The moment the dusty city gate was opened, the roar of a ferocious beast suddenly came from the distance.

"Boom!"

Then, the earth began to shake, as if thousands of troops were rushing towards the Imperial Pass.

"Kill! The gates of Diguan are wide open. Children, follow me and kill them."

Amid the roars of the ferocious beasts, there were also the cries of immortal creatures, as if they had been waiting for this moment for countless years.

When the King of the Borderland heard the shouts and screams, his face suddenly changed.

Then he said to Li Zhi: "Please forgive me, senior. I will be back soon."

Li Zhi was also looking at the last king of the borderland, who was holding a halberd and riding a puppet beast, charging towards the group of foreign soldiers.

The old and weak on the top of the city also took out their secret treasures and controlled the immortal magic circle outside the city, as if they wanted to use their weak and almost dried up essence to follow their king to kill the enemy.

The strength of the King of Borderland is extraordinary, almost reaching the level of Quasi-Immortal King.

To deal with that group of foreign troops whose highest level is only in the middle stage of Immortal Realm is like a tiger among a flock of sheep.

"There is still a king from the borderland who has not yet passed away. Retreat!"

After the immortal from the foreign land recognized the king, he immediately gave the order to retreat.

But the King of Borderland did not pursue him.

Instead, he dragged his tired body back to the city gate.

"You are injured? And your origin is injured." Li Zhi saw his condition at a glance.

Although it looks unobstructed on the outside, the origin is already densely covered with immortal principles, and some of the principles are even filled with the aura of the Immortal King.

"I'm sorry to have embarrassed you, senior." The King of Borderland seemed unwilling to talk more about his past.

"I cannot come here empty-handed as a guest. Please drink this bottle of Thunder Tribulation Liquid. Although it cannot instantly restore you to your original state, it will still help alleviate your fundamental injuries." Li Zhi said.

Looking at the thunder liquid that Li Zhi sent, which exuded the breath of the origin of life, the king was slightly surprised.

His injuries were difficult to heal even with elixirs of immortality.

Unless the Immortal King personally takes action to remove the damage to his origin, he will have a chance of fully recovering.

However, the thunder tribulation liquid that Li Zhi gave him made him feel an original life force at the level of the Immortal King, as if the thunder tribulation in that bottle of thunder tribulation liquid was the supreme treasure liquid bred from the Immortal King's tribulation.

"You don't have to refuse. Although I am not born in the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, I still have some connections with this world. You can accept it with confidence." Li Zhi said again.

"Thank you for the medicine, senior." After expressing his gratitude, the King of Borderland accepted Li Zhi's gift.

After all, he didn't feel any malice from Li Zhi.

Otherwise, with his fusion with the origin of the Imperial City, he would be able to sense danger instantly.

As Li Zhi entered the city, the entire imperial city seemed to be filled with a fresh breath.

Men, women, and children in the city all felt that their flesh and blood were full of vitality.

(End of this chapter)